TED 2012: Glass Half Full or Half Empty – TED Style

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Zia Yusuf

Day 2 at TED ofcourse did not disappoint – how could I even think it would. What did surprise I think all of us (probably with the exception of Chris and the TED team) was the stark contrast between two brilliant talks.  These two discussions presented a very different view of our collective future. This [...]

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The Public Sector Carrot – Rethinking Government Compensation.

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Zia Yusuf

This week I had the privilege of attending IBM’s Think Leadership Forum celebrating the company’s remarkable 100 years of success.  One of the more thought provoking presentations was from Tom Friedman, NY Times Foreign Affairs Columnist and co-author of the recent book “That Used To Be Us” (and yes also author of that influential book [...]

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HW vs. SW: Do you have to choose ?

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Zia Yusuf

Yesterday’s decision by HP to sell of its PC business prompted me to consider this question of HW vs. SW. I believe the decision by HP to sell of its PC business is the right one (IBM made the same decision in 2005 and was able to transform the company into a highly profitable services [...]

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Rethinking the Technology & IT Analyst Industry

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Zia Yusuf

Over my last twelve years working as a senior executive in the technology industry I have had an opportunity to engage with a broad section of technology and IT analysts and researchers – both from established firms (eg. Gartner, Forrester etc.), smaller more focused firms (eg. Altimeter Group) and of course the more recent phenomena [...]

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A Growth Strategy for Yahoo – the (Social) Enterprise ?

Posted on October 24, 2010 by Zia Yusuf

Yahoo is a company that has always intrigued me.  Over the past few years we have all read about the issues facing Yahoo – lack of a clear strategy, management challenges, the on again off again romance with Microsoft and a stock price that has gone from about $35 about 5 years ago to $16 [...]

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Changing How We Buy Enterprise Software !

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Zia Yusuf

I recently looked up the definition of Enterprise Software in Wikipedia and saw the following description: ”Enterprise software, also known as enterprise application software (EAS), is software used in organizations, such as a business or government, as opposed to software chosen by individuals.” The first part of the definition seemed good enough. It was the second part [...]

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Can Cities Talk ?

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Zia Yusuf

It has been a couple of months since my last post – but I think I have a good reason. As many of you know I recently took on the CEO role at a company called Streetline Inc. Going into any new company takes its time and effort and hence the delayed posts. But here [...]

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Pareto and Software !

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Zia Yusuf

 Vilfredo Pareto is one of my all time hero’s.  His famous 80/20 rule has on numerous occasions saved me a lot of time and effort.  It is actually quite incredible how often this simple rule that 80% of effects come from 20% of the causes shapes our thinking and our actions.  It is equally incredible how [...]

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What “Togetherville.com” can teach grownups !

Posted on May 22, 2010 by Zia Yusuf

I am pretty excited about the launch of Togetherville.com - the new online community for kids under 10.    As any of you who are parents of young kids know the technologies of today have created a whole new set of challenges for those of us trying to raise children in a safe and healthy environment.  While [...]

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The Innovator’s Dilemma meets the Sales Dilemma !

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Zia Yusuf

 There are tens of thousands of business books published each year.  Some provide useful new insights, but most repeat the obvious in new fonts, colors and charts.  However sometimes a book or theory comes along that wakes you up and provides an amazing new perspective into building and managing companies.  The Innovator’s Dilemma by Clayton Christensen [...]

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